The National Health Commission held a press conference on the 13th to introduce the relationship between seasonal solar terms and health (Xiaohan, Dahan). A reporter asked, and it is often said by the public that 'small cold, big cold, freezes into a ball'. At this time, many patients may feel cold air drilling into their bones, causing joint pain. What are the prevention and treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine for this "cold pain"? Jiang Quan, chief physician of Guang'anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced that Chinese medicine believes that joint cold pain is mainly caused by invasion of cold pathogens and obstruction of yang qi. During the period of Xiaohan and Dahan, which is also the time when yin qi is most abundant and yang qi is stored in nature, if one does not pay attention to keeping warm, it is most likely to cause cold pathogens to invade the human body, hindering the smooth flow of qi and blood, causing pain and loss of nourishment in joints. This can easily lead to joint cold pain, joint inflexibility, or joint soreness. In fact, in terms of coping measures, for this type of cold pain, the main treatment method is to use the warming and tonifying therapy, starting from the adjustment of daily life and the external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. Firstly, it is the adjustment of daily life. In the cold season now, people should pay special attention to three aspects: clothing, food, and exercise. Firstly, in terms of clothing, it is important to keep warm when dressing, so special protection should be given to the waist, abdomen, head, and feet; Food should be kept warm, and during this time, medicinal and edible products such as ginger, cinnamon, and angelica can be used. Soup can also be made to warm and regulate the meridians, dispel cold, and maintain warmth; Thirdly, exercise should 'store qi'. In winter, try to avoid particularly intense exercise, which should be gentle to prevent the dissipation of yang qi. In terms of external treatment in traditional Chinese medicine, Sanjiu plaster can be applied. Mainly using specific acupoints and traditional Chinese medicine that warms yang and disperses cold for local treatment, it has the effect of dispersing cold and unblocking meridians, which is particularly suitable for patients with joint cold pain. There is also moxibustion therapy, which is actually easy for people to try and apply. Moxibustion uses the warm power of moxa to locally treat some cold and painful joints or strong acupoints such as Zusanli and Guanyuan. Through this treatment, traditional Chinese medicine exerts the effects of warming yang, dispelling cold, warming meridians, dispelling cold, and relieving pain. However, it should be emphasized that because everyone's situation is different, when undergoing these treatments, it is necessary to go to a medical institution and have a doctor evaluate whether it is suitable for people who are prone to allergies or have underlying diseases. After evaluation, a decision can be made. (New Society)